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Rural population in mainland Portugal 103 2011, the number of parishes in this category declined compared to 2001 from 481 to 327. • In the central inland and northern region, there was a drop in the working age population, with the <50% category rising from 199 to 377 par- ishes. This decline is also large in the >70% cat- egory, dropping from 481 to 327 parishes. • The number of parishes where the population over 65 as a percentage of the total is less than 30% fell from 3,212 in 2001 to 2,754 in 2011, a variation of ‑14.3%. The number of parishes in 2001 with between 40 and 50% of their popula- tion in this age group grew by 100%, doubling from 176 to 352. • The previous points confirm the distribution of the data on the percentage of the population aged over 64, which is most prevalent in the northeast, central inland and Algarve highland regions. Population aged over 65 as a percentage of the parish total – 2001 and 2011 • In the northern inland and central regions and the Algarve highlands, the number of parishes with less than 10% of the resident population aged under 15 rose substantially from 576 to 1,114 (+93.4%). • A general ageing of the population throughout the country can therefore be seen. The percent- age of parishes with more than 20% of the pop- ulation aged under 15 is practically inexistent in comparison with 2001. • In 2001, the working age population (15–64) was most evident (>70%) in parishes located around big cities (Lisbon and Porto), district capitals and the municipalities closest to the coast between Viana do Castelo and Sines. In